Illegal buses run rampant, Tet bus ticket prices skyrocket in HCMC
As Lunar New Year 2025 approaches, ticket shortages and skyrocketing bus fares are recurring, especially in areas outside bus stations in Ho Chi Minh City. While passengers are suffering from high ticket prices, the new Mien Dong bus station remains deserted due to the proliferation of illegal buses.
At the new Eastern bus station (Thu Duc city), Chin Nghia bus company running the Ho Chi Minh City - Quang Ngai route announced that it was out of sleeper bus tickets from January 22 to January 26, 2025 (23 to 27 of Tet).
Similarly, Phuong Trang bus company also announced that it had sold out of sleeper tickets to the central provinces from the 24th to the 27th of Tet. Meanwhile, many bus companies outside the station took advantage of the high demand to push ticket prices to "exorbitant" levels.
In the Pham Ngu Lao street area (District 1), many bus companies disguised as "tourist contracts" sell tickets for the HCMC - Nha Trang route at exorbitant prices.
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Crowds of people come to see the 2024 defense exhibition
On the morning of December 21, at the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 held at Gia Lam Airport, Long Bien, Hanoi, thousands of people lined up early, some had to leave at 5am or 6am to get a good spot.
According to continuously updated information from the exhibition organizers, by the evening of December 20, nearly 100,000 people had registered to visit the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024.
Early on, security forces instructed people to line up in blocks, reminded people to line up and asked visitors to keep order, dress properly, and give priority to the elderly and children.
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Cargo ship carrying 14 people sinks in Binh Dinh waters
On December 21, information from the Quy Nhon Port Border Guard Station (Binh Dinh Province Border Guard) said that they had received 14 people on a cargo ship that had an accident and sank while traveling through the waters of Binh Dinh Province.
Previously, at 10:00 p.m. on December 20, the Quy Nhon Port Border Guard Station received information from the Quy Nhon Maritime Port Authority that the Hoa Lu 2 ship (belonging to Ninh Binh Transport and Trading Company Limited) transporting 12,274 tons of clinker from Quang Ninh to Vung Tau had an accident at sea. The ship was carrying 12 crew members and 2 passengers.
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